Home Cinema Guru's Blog With Tips And Observations
How To Extend Projector Lamp Life
1 week ago
by W. Jeff Meier in Projectors
One of the big concerns with front projection is the number of hours the lamp will last in the projector and the resulting cost to operate the machine. The key thing to keep in mind is that lower temperatures will extend your lamp life. The first thing to do in these systems is design the system [...]
How To Select A Screen For Your Home Theater
3 weeks ago
When setting up a front projection system the screen is as much a part of the system as the room, acoustics, sound system and the projector. Deciding on a screen is an iterative process between screen properties, screen features, projector cost, projector light output, room furnishing, screen [...]
Great Audio/Video Products That Are Discontinued, But Should Be Considered For Purchase Today
1 month ago
Here are some products that you might want to purchase used if you are looking at building a home theater at a reduced cost with equipment that has been discontinued, but it still great.Pioneer PRO-151FD (60″) and PRO-111FD (50″) plasma displays are the best flat panel displays I have ever seen. [...]
How To Align Your Front Projector
1 month ago
One of the key properties of a quality front projector image is that the image is aligned with the screen while maintaining image sharpness. When doing this you must avoid using keystone correction. Keystone correction can be used to reduce the geometric distortion from the image being pinched on [...]
What Surround Sound Modes Should I Use On My Receiver?
1 month ago
by W. Jeff Meier in Audio
Receivers today offer a large number of selections for audio processing. A common question I get is what processing mode should be used. These modes are intended in general to extract information from the recording to then map it to channels that are not found in the recording, but are in [...]
Dirac Live Problems On Datasat Processor
2 months ago
I recently had a chance to use the Dirac Live software with a Datasat preamp processor. I was not able to get this software to work properly whether a XP or Vista laptop was used. A USBPre and a Centrance Mic Port Pro was used with a Smart M30 microphone. The software user interface prevented the [...]
Vanco HDMI Matrix Switch
4 months ago
Vanco is offering HDMI matrix switches that support 3D and 4K. This switch can be used to share sources with several displays.
Sony VPL-VW1000ES 4K Observations At CEDIA
4 months ago
I sat through a demo of a prototype Sony 4K projector for the home. The machine is rated at 2000 lumens. The concept here is that 4K is the future for home theater and this projector will be future proof at around $30,000 MSRP. This machine supports DCI color gamut indicating Sony may release [...]
Sony Personal 3D Viewer Observations At CEDIA
4 months ago
by W. Jeff Meier in Displays
Sony was showing their new personal 3D viewer. This device is marketed as a personal home theater. It is a head set that has two small LCD screens and headphones for sound. I did not find it to be very comfortable. The sound was also poor no substitute to a good surround system. Unfortunately I [...]
Sunfire Subrosa Thin Wall Mounted Subwoofer
4 months ago
by W. Jeff Meier in Audio
Unusual wall mounted subwoofer. Some people may find this unusual subwoofer from Sunfire easier to mount in their home than other options.
Cool New Under Bed Flat Panel Mount
4 months ago
Future Automation was showing this new motorized mount at CEDIA that will store your flat panel under the bed at the touch of a button. Very cool product that can satisfy those who want to hide that TV in the bedroom and have it close to the end of the bed.
Sim2 Lumis 3D Solo Observations At CEDIA
4 months ago
I just finished watching the new 3D Lumis Solo demo. This is a $55,000 three chip DLP that operates at 144 Hz. It is bright and typical for CEDIA it has pumped color. 3D looked very good. Motion in 2D looked smoother than film. They were showing 15 new products to celebrate their 15 year [...]
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